What are the hooks and tassels hanging down from the nose of this aircraft?
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12If I'm not mistaken this is Brisbane airport (YBBN). Brisbane has a notorious problem with wasps building nests inside the tubes so much quicker than at other airports, so these covers are put on even for short turnarounds. – Ben Feb 10 '20 at 11:38
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LoL. Thanks, Ben. – Steve Butler Feb 11 '20 at 11:06
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1Related: Air data system failure involving Airbus A330-243, A6-EYJ, near Brisbane Airport – mins May 21 '21 at 20:04
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The things hanging on the left and right side of the nose are pitot covers. They cover the pitot tubes located here:
(Boeing 737 Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning)
The covers are there to protect the narrow inlets from contamination or blockage:
Pitot tubes are normally covered when the aircraft is parked for more than a short period of time to reduce the chance of blockage or contamination.
(Pitot Static System on SYKbrary)
They are usually painted red and have REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT written on them:
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The cable connected to the right side of the aircraft (left on your image) is the ground power cable. You can see it larger in this image:
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